SPRINGBOARD
On Lyme Disease, Yoga, Parenting, and More
Trust Your Gut Issue #90: Cover Feature
I can’t thank you enough for last issue’s cover feature on Lyme disease. So much has already been written on the topic, but it’s never enough. Most importantly, we need constant reminders regarding trusting our gut. Like the mothers featured in the piece, I ran around in circles with my daughter, trying to get to the bottom of her lethargy and stark behavioral changes. No one—and I mean no one—in the medical system thought of attributing these symptoms to Lyme disease. In the two years that we left no stone unturned to get her the help she needed, we were led down various avenues that led to nowhere, all the time watching our 10
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daughter suffer and deteriorate. It is now five years later and she’s baruch Hashem back to her old self, but there’s no denying the scars that have remained from all that wasted time and the frightening period of not knowing what was going on with our child. Of course, all that was destined to be, but if this article can help just one parent or patient trust their gut and check out the Lyme route when they’re exhibiting any symptoms, it will have been all worth it. And here’s my embarrassingly belated thanks for an unbelievable magazine that we look forward to every single month. We appreciate all your hard work! Name Withheld upon Request
On the Road
Issue #90: Torah Wellspring
Soon after reading last issue’s Torah Wellspring, I headed out to the mountains to spend Shabbos with my family. The traffic that awaited was intense, and I usually find it very stressful and upsetting. This time, armed with the inspiration of the thought-provoking article, the bumper-to-bumper heaviness turned out to be a truly growing experience. The way didn’t take any longer, but I felt that I was on the road to something greater and more valuable. Thanks for the important reminders of Hashem’s central role in our lives, Menachem K.
